CANCER: Prevention Linked To Eating Fruits, Vegetables, WHO Says

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CANCER: Prevention Linked To Eating Fruits, Vegetables, WHO Says

Eating fruits and vegetables may reduce the risk of some cancers,

particularly those that attack the gastrointestinal system, according to a

scientific review by the World Health Organization's cancer research

division.

 

" In many studies, there is a fairly consistent association of higher levels

of fruits and vegetables intake with some reduction in cancer risk, " said

Paul Kleihues, director of the <A HREF= " http://www.iarc.fr/ " >International

Agency for Research on Cancer</A>.

 

A group of 22 scientists from 10 countries meeting in France estimated that

one in 10 cancers in Western countries is due to insufficient intake of

fruits and vegetables. Though the group's chairman, Tony McMichael, said

there were no conclusive links between fruit and vegetable consumption and

particular cancers, scientists reportedly said the clearest evidence

suggested a link to stomach, lung and esophageal cancers (<A

HREF= " http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=6439 & Cr=cancer & Cr1= " >U.N.

release</A>, March

13).